Antique Chinese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Snuff Bottle Melons 19c Qing Daoguang Mk

Antique Chinese light aqua cobalt blue glass snuff bottle, finely carved in relief with cranes in flight among clouds to one side, and a resting crane among lotus blooms to verso, ra...

Antique Chinese rock crystal snuff bottle, finely carved in low relief with a lotus scene to one side and a scroll in flowing ribbons to the other, with tiger's eye stopper and bone spoon...

Antique Chinese moss agate snuff bottle, with incised and filled decoration of a bird in a garden scene to one side, and natural dendrite formations showing well disbursed moss patte...

Antique Chinese red cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle of flattened globular form and well carved with chrysanthemums and flowers, matching cinnabar st...

Antique Chinese chalcedony agate snuff bottle, well hollowed and raised on a finely carved foot-ring, with a carved agate stopper late 19th Century, Qing Dynasty

Antique Chinese 3 color Peking glass imitating shadow agate snuff bottle in flattened globular form, raised on a carved flat footring, with a green swirl...

THIS IS AN ANTIQUE ART DECO SILVER FILIGREE CHINESE EXPORT CORAL AND TURQUOISE PERFUME BOTTLE, SNUFF BOTTLE. THE SILVER FILIGREE IS OF THE HIGHEST Q...

Carved Hardstone 3kg or 17.500ct Amethyst Figure of Shoulao the immortal Chinese wise god depicted holding a staff on a carved wood stand with a decoration on the base Measure of the...

Carved Hardstone 3kg or 17.500ct Amethyst Figure of Shoulao the immortal Chinese wise god depicted holding a staff on a carved wood stand with a decoration on the base Measure of the...

Welcome to the enchanting world of collectible perfume bottles. This crystal bottle, dating from the Charle X period (1830), is a true marvel. Its exquisite d...

A fine set of antique Chinese export silver flatware. Consisting of two (differently sized) spoons and a dinner fork. The tops of the handles terminate in full figural Chinese figu...

Elegant, rare, and dating to the late Qing period (circa 1890s), this hand-carved nearly colorless white nephrite plaque has been etched on both sides. One one, the Chinese mythological figure known as Zhang Guo Lao is depicted riding a mule. On the opposite side, a magpie sits on a branch of cherry blossoms. The magpie is associated with intelligence. The carving is breathlessly simple and excellent; the work executed -of course- without the aid of electricity or modern tools. Measuring 42.54mm x 29.92mm, the plaque has a hole drilled through the center, which is original to the piece. A silver bail is threaded through the hole and a pair of beads -black jade and coral- reside at the bottom. The jade plaque hands from a 1920s silver chain that is 32" in length. Prior to the discovery of and appreciation for the very fine green jadeite from Burma, colorless, opaque, pure white nephrite jade from the Northern mountains of China was the most revered jade; the original "imperial jade, as only members of the royal court could wear or even touch it. Most of what is commercially sold today as "mutton fat...